Do you ever wonder why the British drive on the left while everyone else in Europe drives on the right? Why Venice was built on man-made islands in a lagoon? Why some Canadians speak French and others English? When we started using pieces of paper to represent money? Well you need wonder no longer. "How it All Started" will take you on a fascinating journey to uncover the truth. The way we live…
Ranging from the world wars to the traumas of decolonization and the technological triumphs of the space race, A History of the 20th Century documents the events, the characters, the ideologies, the cultural transformations, and the dramatic politics of these turbulent times. Jeremy Black examines subjects as diverse as the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression, the Cold War, the Iranian Rev…